TY - JOUR
PY - 2017//
TI - Surprising findings during thoracic revision due to gunshot injury - a case report
JO - Rozhledy v Chirurgii- Mesicnik Ceskoslovenske Chirurgicke Spolecnosti
A1 - Kútna, B.
A1 - Schützner, J.
A1 - Šimonek, J.
A1 - Švorcová, M.
A1 - Miler, I.
A1 - Myšíková, D.
A1 - Lischke, R.
SP - 510
EP - 513
VL - 96
IS - 12
N2 - INTRODUCTION: Gunshot thoracic injuries are not very common in our geographical location, occurring most frequently in the context of criminal activity or as a result of suicidal behavior. CASE REPORT: The authors report the case of a patient who, in a suicidal attempt, caused himself a combined penetrating gunshot injury of the chest with laceration of the lung and a heart gunshot hole, which was diagnosed peroperatively.
CONCLUSION: Therapy of gunshot injuries in the era of modern medicine should be comprehensive in multidisciplinary cooperation.Key words: thoracic trauma gunshot injury lung injury heart injury thoracotomy.
Language: cs
LA - cs SN - 0035-9351 UR - http://dx.doi.org/ ID - ref1 ER -